[rubywrangler]

Oh please. Clark did the same dumb hand wavey thing to Van Lith and no one called her classless.

[olderthanIusedtobe]

[rubywrangler]

Riiiiight. So different

Angel Reese also pointed at her ring finger. Caitlin Clark also said "You're down by 15 points, shut up". But only one of them is "classless" https://www.npr.org/2023/04/03/1167704651/angel-reese-caitlin-clark-you-cant-see-me-gesture

[olderthanIusedtobe]

You have to look at duration of the gesture, and also the fact that Reese followed Clark around the court doing it. Again, not the same thing. At all. But carry on with your interpretation of it. I see Reese and some pundits played the race card regarding the incident. Clark is a trash talker, no disputing that. So is Van Lith. Probably a bunch of other players are as well. I have no idea of everything that happens on the court or is said during a game. This incident was highly visible. I know if I just won a National Championship I would be immediately celebrating with my teammates, not following an opponent around the court harassing them. But that's just me.

[rocknclimb]

Good for Reese and LSU. Nothing about waving your hand over your face & pointing to the ring finger is classless. sh## talking in competitive sports is a thing and always will be. Is John Cena classless? How about Joe Burrow, Aaron Donald, and the vast number of champs who pointed at their ring finger in championship games? They dedicated an incredible amount of time, sweat, and tears to be there. Celebrate unapologetically!

[rubywrangler]

[olderthanIusedtobe]

[olderthanIusedtobe]

Surprised Slugman didn't follow up to crow about UConn winning the men's Championship. They were never even really tested, just cruised thru the Tourney. If it wasn't for Baylor a couple years ago, I'd say this was one of the more dominating runs thru the Tourney we've seen in quite a while.

[olderthanIusedtobe]

I haven't even been paying attention to the transfer portal for the men, but it's been a crazy week for the women. Several big names entering, quite surprising. Just today Haley Van Lith hit the portal. Rampant speculation about where she goes. She is listed as "do not contact," so she probably already knows what her new school will be.

[Get Out and Go]

I heard about the Van Lith move on sports radio while driving on the way back from Mission. My mind immediately went into speculation mode: Desire for a title???(UConn, LSU, Iowa...) or maybe somewhere closer to home??? WSU, UW, Gonzaga (YES, the women!) and now I see on-line, even the Ducks and Stanford. The fact that a week later, Women's NCAA continues to be interesting because of superb play AND big personalities is great. I still think the Iowa-South Carolina game was one of the more entertaining sporting events I've watched in recent years.

[Slugman]

[Chief Joseph]

Yea, the only problem with March Madness is that many times the best teams don't make it to the final 4 or even the Elite 8. An underdog has a hot game, the big favorite has an off game, season over. I mean, sure it's cool to have a Cinderella Story, but for me, I want to watch the best teams play for the title, but I know that's not realistic. I recall years ago that the NBA had a best of 3 first round series....the highly favored Sonics were beaten by the lowly Nuggets I think it was, end of that format.

[Slugman]

I think most years the excitement dies down after the second weekend. Everyone’s favorite team is gone, except the four. But it would have been better if Houston or Alabama or some such had made it through.